Pilot Projects

Demonstrating practical biodiversity restoration.

Terra Éire's pilot projects are designed to show how thoughtful, evidence-based land stewardship can enhance biodiversity in real Irish landscapes.

Each site will help us test practical approaches, document progress and build a clear evidence base for restoration that can be adapted and repeated elsewhere.

Irish wetland and habitat landscape

First Pilot

Our first pilot is underway.

Terra Éire's first biodiversity pilot project is now in development.

Over the coming months, the Field Journal will document the journey from planning through to implementation and long-term stewardship. We will share progress, practical insights and lessons learned as the work develops—without rushing the story before the site is ready.

Read the Field Journal

Year One

We are seeking multiple pilot sites in our first year.

One site can demonstrate a beginning. Several sites can show how practical restoration works across different landscapes, land uses and ecological opportunities.

Different landscapes

We want to work across a range of Irish settings, from field edges and hedgerows to underused corners, wet ground and woodland margins.

Shared learning

Each pilot will add to a growing evidence base, allowing methods and outcomes to be compared over time.

Long-term stewardship

We are looking for landowners and land managers who value careful, practical work and a long-term relationship with the land.

Become a Pilot Site

Do you own or manage land with restoration potential?

Terra Éire is now opening conversations with landowners interested in becoming part of our first-year pilot programme.

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